“Greenberg’s statement to me did not come out of the blue: A book sheco-authored with Joshua Dratel, “The Road to Abu Ghraib,” contains alengthy section on Israeli court rulings authorizing torture andtorture techniques refined by the Shin Bet.”————————————————————————-

“According to the Israeli Supreme Court, however, there is a necessarybalancing process between a government’s duty to ensure that humanrights are protected and its duty to fight terrorism. The results ofthat balance, the Israeli Supreme Court stated, are the rules for a“reasonable interrogation” – defined as an interrogation which is (1)“necessarily one free of torture, free of cruel, inhuman treatment ofthe subject and free of any degrading handling whatsoever”; and (2)“likely to cause discomfort.”

“Turning to the specific interrogation methods before it, the Courtconcluded that shaking, the “frog crouch,” the “shabach” position,cuffing causing pain, hooding, the consecutive playing of powerfullyloud music and the intentional deprivation of sleep for a prolongedperiod of time are all prohibited interrogation techniques.”

Greenberg goes on to quote the Israeli court – “All these methods donot fall withiin the sphere of a “fair” interrogation. They are notreasonable. They impinge upon the suspect’s dignity, his bodilyintegrity and his basic rights in an excessive manner (or beyond whatis necessary). They are not to be deemd as included within thegeneral power to conduct investigations.”

Greenberg goes on, “The Israeli Supreme Court explained that therestrictions applicable to police investigations are equallyapplicable to GSS investigations and that there are no grounds topermit GSS interrogators to engage in conduct which would beprohibited in regular police interrogation.——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————–

In other words, Blumenthal claims that Greenberg’s book discusses howthe Israeli supreme court AUTHORIZED torture when her book actuallydoes the EXACT opposite – discussing how the Israeli Supreme CourtPROHIBITED torture.